Paratroopers

Creator

Aisha Adam Ahmed

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts soldiers in the Sudanese army shooting unarmed villagers in Darfur and being reinforced by paratroopers. There is also a drawing of a young girl holding a stack of books that is captioned "doctor."

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen, pencil, and crayons depicting a small village under attack by men armed with machine guns. One of the villagers lies with their arms raised on the ground as they are shot, while a woman carrying a container on her head is shot in the back by another gunman. Representations of houses and a parachute are also seen.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00437-B

Recommended Citation

Adam Ahmed, Aisha, "Paratroopers" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 446.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/446